Tsuyoshi Kodera, Chief Digital Officer of Sony Group Corp, filed a statement of changes in beneficial ownership on August 5, 2026, disclosing the vesting of 37,055 restricted stock units and the subsequent sale of 17,100 shares of common stock.

Key Highlights

  • RSU vesting: 37,055 restricted stock units granted in July 2023 vested on August 3, 2026, converting to an equal number of Sony Group common stock shares.
  • Shares sold: 17,100 shares of common stock were sold on August 4, 2026, at a price of $22.72 per share.
  • Purpose of sale: According to the filing, the shares were sold "solely to satisfy tax withholding obligations incurred upon vesting" and were "non-discretionary on the part of the reporting person."
  • Post-transaction ownership: Following these transactions, Kodera directly beneficially owns 47,508 shares of Sony Group common stock.
  • Currency conversion: The filing states a conversion rate of USD $0.00636 for each JPY 1.00 was applied for purposes of this report.
  • RSU balance: Following the vesting and settlement, Kodera holds zero remaining restricted stock units from this grant.

Sony Group CDO Kodera's RSU Award Vests After Three-Year Period

According to the filing, Kodera Tsuyoshi, who serves as Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of Sony Group Corp (NYSE: SONY), received a grant of 37,055 restricted stock units on July 25, 2023. Each RSU represented, per the filing, "a contingent right to receive one share of SONY common stock." The grant was subject to forfeiture and accelerated vesting in accordance with its terms, and the full award vested on August 3, 2026, resulting in Kodera acquiring 37,055 shares of common stock through a transaction coded as "M" (conversion or exercise of a derivative security).

The filing discloses that on August 4, 2026, 17,100 of those shares were sold at $22.72 per share. The filing describes this sale as having been "effected by the issuer in accordance with the terms of the issuer's internal rules related to RSUs" and characterizes it as "non-discretionary on the part of the reporting person," with the proceeds applied exclusively to cover tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting event. Sony Group Corp, a Japan-based multinational operating across electronics, entertainment, gaming, and financial services segments, uses the ticker SONY on the New York Stock Exchange and the foreign trading symbol 6758. The filing was signed by Peter Kim as Attorney-in-Fact for Tsuyoshi Kodera and dated August 5, 2026.

What Was Disclosed

The filing reports the August 3, 2026 vesting of 37,055 RSUs originally granted in July 2023 to Sony Group's CDO, followed by a tax-related sale of 17,100 shares at $22.72 each, leaving Kodera with direct beneficial ownership of 47,508 shares of common stock.